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GreatGazoo

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Sat Feb 28, 2015, 03:08 AM Feb 2015

8-YO Seattle Girl Gets Gifts...from Crows ?! [View all]



Lots of people love the birds in their garden, but it's rare for that affection to be reciprocated. One young girl in Seattle is luckier than most. She feeds the crows in her garden - and they bring her gifts in return.

Eight-year-old Gabi Mann sets a bead storage container on the dining room table, and clicks the lid open. This is her most precious collection.

"You may take a few close looks," she says, "but don't touch." It's a warning she's most likely practised on her younger brother. She laughs after saying it though. She is happy for the audience.

Inside the box are rows of small objects in clear plastic bags. One label reads: "Black table by feeder. 2:30 p.m. 09 Nov 2014." Inside is a broken light bulb. Another bag contains small pieces of brown glass worn smooth by the sea. "Beer coloured glass," as Gabi describes it.


http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31604026
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Crows are very smart Kalidurga Feb 2015 #1
The can also befriend you Major Nikon Mar 2015 #23
Read in Discover mag couple years ago about their ability to recognize faces Panich52 Mar 2015 #32
I saw something like this in a video a few years back, but... Kalidurga Mar 2015 #38
Wasn't that the one that was on PBS? Saw the link on google looking f/ Disc link Panich52 Mar 2015 #39
Yes I think that was it Kalidurga Mar 2015 #40
The crows ohheckyeah Feb 2015 #2
That's so wonderful! BeanMusical Feb 2015 #3
I love them too. We also have ravens here, roguevalley Feb 2015 #4
They are incredibly smart. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #5
they are huge. two to three times the size of roguevalley Feb 2015 #8
How do you tell the difference between crows and ravens? CanonRay Feb 2015 #7
Ravens are generally 2-3 times the size of crows, GGJohn Feb 2015 #16
Ravens are crows. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #17
Actually, they are not CanonRay Feb 2015 #18
Ravens are bigger. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #26
No, they're not. GGJohn Feb 2015 #21
They hang out together, and both are Corvids demwing Mar 2015 #34
First, the voice. Crows "Kaaa" and Ravens croak (kind of) demwing Mar 2015 #33
The ravens here are scary smart. hunter Mar 2015 #31
I hear you. :D:D:D I love to see them sitting roguevalley Mar 2015 #35
K&R & Thanks. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #6
sweet ND-Dem Feb 2015 #9
I threw half my sandwich out in the yard after reading superpatriotman Feb 2015 #10
great story Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #11
Currently reading Mind of the Raven Earth_First Feb 2015 #12
I love that book. Ravens and crows are super intelligent. Vattel Mar 2015 #24
They're scary smart! VScott Mar 2015 #29
Ya call those gifts? Where's the iPad, the Xbox? TheManInTheMac Feb 2015 #13
nova did a show called "a murder of crows" Danmel Feb 2015 #14
That wasn't "Nova," it was "Nature." Archae Feb 2015 #15
obviously, I'm not as smart as the crows Danmel Feb 2015 #19
Found it! Thanks for the tip. GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #22
And thank you for posting it! Tom Rinaldo Mar 2015 #30
Gifts from Odin sakabatou Feb 2015 #20
crow skis down russian roof on bottle top... KG Mar 2015 #25
Vending machine for crows sl8 Mar 2015 #27
Funny and profound. GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #37
it is of the devil BubbaFett Mar 2015 #28
Uh, you're kidding? a la izquierda Mar 2015 #41
they's devil birds BubbaFett Mar 2015 #42
In his great book The Animal Dialogues locks Mar 2015 #36
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